IOM Minsk Chief of Mission Mr. Zeynal HAJIYEV and Deputy Minister of Revenue and Duties Mr. Vasiliy NAUMENKO met to discuss PRINEX project progress and follow-up steps. The meeting took place on April 25 in Kyiv, Ukraine and was hosted by the Deputy Minister and senior customs officials of the Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine. Both parties provided . . . Read more
In March 2014, a new EU-funded project was launched to assist the Republic of Belarus and Ukraine to enhance their common border security. The overall aim of the project titled, “Strengthening Surveillance and Bilateral Coordination Capacity along the Common Border between Belarus and Ukraine (SURCAP Phase II),” is to minimize illicit transnational activity such as smuggling and irregular migration through . . . Read more
On 10-11 of April, 2014 IOM Minsk conducted training for the National Hotline 113 consultants. The event was organized within the framework of the project “Strengthening national capacity of the Republic of Belarus to combat human trafficking” under support of the Danish MFA. The current training conducted within a series of trainings for the National Hotline 113, which is administered . . . Read more
On the 16 th of April, 2014 a meeting of the multi-disciplinary task force in Gomel took place. The main responsibility of the task force is to identify, refer and provide assistance to VoTs in Gomel oblast; to strengthen NRM in Gomel oblast, to share experience, information and latest statistics in the field of combating and prevention of trafficking in . . . Read more